An Aesthetics of Junk Fiction
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An Aesthetics of Junk Fiction (1990) is a book by Thomas Roberts on the aesthetics of genre fiction, or as he calls it, junk fiction.
- "Not surprisingly, books by authors such as Louis L'Amour and Ross Thomas are seen as fictions that failed to make the grade as high literature - fare for readers doomed by a limited capacity to respond to good fiction. "
From the publisher:
- "With wit and insight, Thomas J. Roberts reassesses popular writing forms, such as westerns, romances, and fantasies, that are often denigrated and explores the motives and experiences of readers of these genres. Drawing widely from literary criticism, the sociology and psychology of literature, and popular culture, An Aesthetics of Junk Fiction is an incisive examination of our discretionary reading tastes and a pioneering work in establishing new criteria for evaluating vernacular literature."
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See also
- Junk
- Contemporary liberal pluralism, or, the nobrow sensibility.
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